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Pesto Chicken Polenta Bites Recipe

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Simple to make, but elegant in appearance, these pretty hand held treats feature the unique flavor combination of robust pesto and sweet dried cranberries. Expect an empty tray—and several recipe requests.—Betty Fulks, Onia, Arkansas

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Pesto Chicken Polenta Bites Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + standing Cook: 10 min.

Yield: 32 Servings

30 10 40

Ingredients

2-1/2 cups water, divided
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
TOPPING:
2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
2/3 cup prepared pesto
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup dried cranberries

Directions

In a small heavy saucepan, bring the water, salt and pepper to a boil. Reduce heat to a gentle boil; slowly whisk in cornmeal. Cook and stir with a wooden spoon for 15-20 minutes or until polenta is thickened and pulls away cleanly from the sides of the pan (mixture will be very thick). Gradually stir in cream during the last 2 minutes of cooking.
Pour into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. pan. Let stand until firm, about 30 minutes. Cut polenta with a scalloped 2-in. cookie cutter.
In a large bowl, combine the chicken, pesto and pepper; spoon 1 tablespoon mixture over each polenta cutout. Sprinkle with cranberries. Yield: 32 appetizers.

Nutritional Facts 1 appetizer equals 81 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 14 mg cholesterol, 146 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Pesto Chicken Polenta Bites in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2009, p40

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Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2011 by dachshundsonly

Very tasty, but.... what is the divided water all about? Also, there is no way this will make 32 two inch cut outs. Polenta needs to be spread out in a smaller pan to get the thickness shown in the picture which is needed to hold up. But even using a standard jelly roll size you can't get 32 rounds. There aren't 32 tablespoons of chix mix either. It was good but I think I'll just use a nice cracker next time.